Aswini Balasubramanian

Bio

More than four years of professional experience in a top-tier investment bank; understanding of the investment management business, especially portfolio accounting functions; multilingual; motivated self-starter; excellent analytical skills (GMAT quantitative in 90th percentile); extensive experience working in multicultural teams

Currently

Studies at:
European School of Management and Technology (ESMT)
Location in:
Berlin, Germany

Aswini has worked/studied in

  • Germany
  • India

Aswini speaks

  • Tamil
  • English
  • Hindi
  • French

Aswini has experience in

  • Investment Banking
  • IT

Work

2007 – 2009

Senior Associate

Morgan Stanley , India
  • Morgan Stanley Investment Management IT, Mumbai, India
  • Implemented critical projects for a live trading system in asset management functions
  • Developed a key corporate actions component, which was part of a larger MS program
  • Implemented a central repository for broker information used by four systems, including one for high-value trades
  • Mentored a new team member and managed him through the entire project lifecycle
  • Conducted application walk-throughs, facilitated review workshops, and managed knowledge transfer for several end-user projects
  • Leveraged analytical skills in many reconciliation and data cleanup initiatives in coordination with business users
2005 – 2006
(Jan – Jan)

Associate

Morgan Stanley , India
  • Morgan Stanley Investment Management IT, Mumbai, India
  • Joined a global team spread across New York, Chicago, and Mumbai that worked on critical business applications interfacing with Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s core accounting system
  • Independently upgraded key components required for the core accounting system to deliver high availability and scalability
  • Proactively addressed interest payment issues in the accounting system, reducing reconciliation efforts by 80%
  • Worked closely with business users to resolve production issues in a time-sensitive manner with no error margins
  • Participated in a one-month training workshop in New York and Chicago to gain expertise in the central accounting system
2005
(Jan – Jun)

Intern (six months during Information Systems degr

Morgan Stanley , India
  • Morgan Stanley Advantage Services, Mumbai, India

Education

2009 – 2010

European School of Management and Technology (ESMT)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2001 – 2005

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Information Systems (Masters)

Clubs

Not a member of any clubs

Achievements

  • Received scholarships from the State Government of Tamil Nadu, BITS Pilani, Languages: learned French (2008–2009) and received the Alliance Francaise Certification for DELF A2

Additional Info

Nationality:
  • Indian